Exclusive Indie Collection Inspiration | Layered Monarch with Keeway
on May 30, 2018

Exclusive Indie Collection Inspiration | Layered Monarch with Keeway

Spellbinders works hard to support independent retailers. The Exclusives collection is an adorable assortment of Dies and Die & Stamp Sets, only available at select online and local independent retailers. Click here to find a list of online retailers who carry this product line.
Hello again! This is Keeway Tsao and I’m thrilled to be here today for another guest post with Spellbinders featuring the Exclusive Indie Line. I absolutely adore this exclusive line of products, and today I will be sharing you a card featuring one of my favorites, Layered Monarch. I was immediately drawn to be the beautiful details of this butterfly die cut.

Exclusive Indie Collection Inspiration | Layered Monarch by Keeway for Spellbinders. The Exclusives collection is only available at select online and local independent retailers. #spellbinders #diecutting #handmadecard #neverstopmaking #spellbindersdies

I started by blending Broken China and Antique Linen onto white card stock, and then die cut two of the bottom layer of the butterfly. I die cut the center layer out of plain white card stock, and again out of vellum. Next, I die cut the very top layer out of white cardstock, and adhered it to my vellum layer.

Exclusive Indie Collection Inspiration | Layered Monarch by Keeway for Spellbinders. The Exclusives collection is only available at select online and local independent retailers. #spellbinders #diecutting #handmadecard #neverstopmaking #spellbindersdies

I gently bent the winged layers and adhered it to the bottom layers right at the core of the butterfly, allowing the wings to stay afloat. This gave me a gorgeous dimension to my butterflies.

Exclusive Indie Collection Inspiration | Layered Monarch by Keeway for Spellbinders. The Exclusives collection is only available at select online and local independent retailers. #spellbinders #diecutting #handmadecard #neverstopmaking #spellbindersdies

I then used the Broken China, Cracked Pistachio, and Antique Linen distress oxide inks to create the blended background from the top right corner inward, and a gradual blend to the white card stock. I added some splatter thereafter.

Exclusive Indie Collection Inspiration | Layered Monarch by Keeway for Spellbinders. The Exclusives collection is only available at select online and local independent retailers. #spellbinders #diecutting #handmadecard #neverstopmaking #spellbindersdies

I finished the card with a sentiment heat embossed in silver in the bottom left corner. And finally, I adhered the butterflies diagonally across the card. So dreamy!

Spellbinder Supplies:

Other Supplies:

Cardstock White 110 LB cardstock, distress oxide inks, mini ink blending tool, white acrylic paint, Altenew Floral Sprig, Versamark ink, Silver detail embossing powder

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